Latest shipping news – Page 87
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NewsMarguisa calls in Calabar
Last week, Marguisa docked its first container ship at the port of Calabar in Nigeria.
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NewsAAL adds four MPVs
Singapore-headquartered carrier AAL will add 133,000 dwt of multipurpose tonnage to its fleet.
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NewsVan Dam harnessing wind power
Van Dam Shipping plans to install a wind-assisted propulsion system, developed by eConowind, on its 3,600 dwt general cargo vessel, Ankie.
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NewsPolar research ship christened
A state-of-the-art British polar research ship was officially christened Sir David Attenborough at a shipyard in Birkenhead last week.
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NewsSubsea 7 awarded Caspian contracts
BP Exploration has awarded Subsea 7 two contracts for offshore works at the Azeri Central East (ACE) project in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field in the Caspian Sea.
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NewsBlockchain initiative suspended
300cubits has suspended its blockchain initiative geared towards the shipping industry.
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NewsHaliade-X orders
Ørsted will deploy Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbines at two of its US offshore wind farms, subject to final project approvals.
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NewsFrew to step down
Angus Frew, secretary general and ceo of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), will step down from his roles during August 2020.
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NewsAAL handles the pressure
AAL has transported petrochemical plant components from Pyeongtaek, South Korea to Map Ta Phut, Thailand.
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NewsA path to decarbonisation
The Getting to Zero Coalition declared that it would lead the push to decarbonise the maritime shipping supply chain at last week’s UN Climate Action Summit in New York.
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NewsChipolbrok Sun continues round trip
The multipurpose ship Chipolbrok Sun has called at the port of Antwerp in Belgium to load a variety of cargoes for its return trip to the Far East.
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NewsOHT awarded wind farm transport contract
DEME Offshore has awarded Norway-based Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) a contract for the transport of 48 jacket foundations destined for the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland, UK.
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NewsHöegh boosts services to Australia
Höegh Autoliners will increase the frequency of its services from Europe to Australia to five sailings per month.
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NewsDYT places newbuild order
DYT Yacht Transport has confirmed that it placed an order for a newbuild yacht transportation vessel.
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NewsChallenges facing towage and offshore operators
Sandro Lipani, director chartering and operations for Malta-based Augustea Maritime Transportation, discusses some of the challenges of operating in the towage and offshore support sector.
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NewsAllseas wins decommissioning work
Allseas has been awarded a contract for the removal, transfer, load in and disposal of the Gyda platform in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.
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NewsInnovation overhauled
DEME’s offshore installation vessel Innovation has undergone a major refit at Damen’s Verolme shipyard in Rotterdam.
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NewsSun shines with Chipolbrok
Chipolbrok has delivered a range of heavy and oversized components using its vessel Chipolbrok Sun, including 56 wind turbine tower sections in Piteå, Sweden.
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NewsWallenius SOL to add Vaasa call
Wallenius SOL – the joint venture of Wallenius and Swedish Orient Line (SOL) – will add Finland’s port of Vaasa to its regular liner network from November 2019.
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NewsZeaborn forms JV with MPC
Zeaborn Group has formed a joint venture with MPC Capital Group to handle the chartering and commercial management of a fleet of more than 160 container and bulk carriers.